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Google Calendar Sync between PlanPlus Online

Your PPOL account has a tool to synchronize your PPOL account with a Google Calendar. [...]


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Use a Verification Field to prevent SPAM in your Web Forms

PlanPlus Online Form Builder ( Tools -> Form Builder ) allow you to design & publish forms on your web site. Some useful tips below:

Use "Image Verification" to fight Spam

If you host your form on the public internet, chances are spammers will find it, and use some systematic algorithm to fill your [...]


Data Fields

Date Calculated Field

If you are tracking a custom date field in either a Contact, Organization or Opportunity, it is a simple matter to create a Custom Field that is a Date Field.

If you wish to also have a Custom Date field that is calculated from the first Custom Date field you just created, just create a [...]


Email

Search for Contacts then send a template based email to All of Them

Contacts, Organizations and Opportunities all have the Advance Search tool available.  Review the Advance Search tool by clicking here.

Once the Advance Search is to your liking, you can then pick those from the search results that will receive an Email based on a Template previously defined:

First Pick those who will be the recipients [...]


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Adding a Note to a Contact

When reviewing a Contact (or an Organization or an Opportunity) you can add 2 types of Notes:

History Note – a Note added along with the other chronological events captured in the record

 

NotePad Note – Perfect for a running list of just notes.

 

And, you can see both [...]


Data Fields

Custom Fields with DropDown Values

The custom field that is setup with a DrowDown values has the advantage of being much easier to search for matching records.  DropDown Values encourage clean record keeping.

   Custom Fields created as Character Strings may also be further defined as having DropDown choices

 

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Data Fields

Adding New Fields to the Create New Contact Page

Customizing your PlanPlus Online account starts with creating fields in your account to capture data (see the Custom Fields Tag in this blog). 

Once a custom field is defined it is a simple matter to then place that field in one of the many editable data display screens in your account.

   Here is [...]


Data Fields

Use Field Section Groups to group and display Contact Data

The Field Section Group is a big name for a simple purpose:  it allows you to group custom fields and display them in a drop-down within the Contact record Detail.

The Field Group can consist of several columns, has any background color and be open or closed when the Contact Record is edited.  [...]


Data Fields, Reporting

Advanced Search – Define the Search Criteria then Manage the Results

Searching for different records is always available at the top of nearly every page.  That search (called the Simple Search) will find matches where the “searched-for” string is contained in part of the record name your are searching for.

Within every “entity” tab (Contact, Organization and Opportunities) you also have an Advanced Search.

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HowTo

Adding Other Users to your PPOL Account

Whether you have the Business Edition of PPOL or just the Basic Edition you may add additional Users at any time to your account.  Each user will have to acquire a license to have an active login, but the benefit is:

Shared Calendars Independent Planning Private Contacts (if necessary) Task Delegation to other Users Cross [...]